Provided by: The Climate Initiative |Published on: August 11, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
This article discusses the pace of global sea level rise, the causes of sea level rise, and how it is impacting coastal communities and ecosystems.
Students will learn that global sea level rise is happening much faster than it did in earlier centuries, it is occurring because of ice melting in the polar regions and greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the ocean, and it is threatening jobs, beaches, homes, and ecosystems in coastal areas.
This article does an excellent job of explaining how greenhouse gas emissions lead to warmer water temperatures.
Additional Prerequisites
If you scroll down to the section titled "Act Now to #slowtherise" you'll find resources on how to lower your carbon footprint.
If you click the bracketed numbers within the article you'll be taken to the credible sources of this article's information.
The units are missing for the number quoted in the ice loss section at the top.
Differentiation
This article could support a lesson on glaciers and ice sheets in the polar regions and why they're important.
This article could enhance a classroom discussion on how societies could lower their carbon footprint.
This article could be used to create free-response questions about what climate change adaptation is, why its important, and what adaptation strategies could be useful for coastal communities.
This article could augment a classroom discussion on the economic consequences of climate change and what policies have led humanity to this point.
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The Climate Initiative
The Climate Initiative is a nonpartisan, science-based climate change organization based in Kennebunkport, Maine whose mission is to empower youth voices for climate action. Through national education and empowerment initiatives, youth are learning about climate solutions and becoming agents of change in their communities and beyond. Learn more about TCI by connecting with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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